A light earthquake with magnitude 4.4 (ml/mb) was detected on Thursday, 66 kilometers (41 miles) from Lithakia in Greece. Event id: us2000i5nc. Ids that are associated to the earthquake: us2000i5nc. A tsunami warning has not been issued (Does not indicate if a tsunami actually did or will exist). Exact time and date of earthquake 01/11/18 / 2018-11-01 22:59:28 / November 1, 2018 @ 10:59 pm UTC/GMT. The epicenter was at a depth of 10 km (6 miles). The temblor was reported at 23:59:28 / 11:59 pm (local time epicenter). Exact location of event, longitude 20.5555 East, latitude 37.1552 North, depth = 10 km.
Nearby country/countries that might be effected, Greece (c. 11 000 000 pop). Closest city/cities/towns to epicentrum/hypocenter was Filiatrá, Zákynthos (min 5000 pop). Epicenter of the event was 77 km (48 miles) from Zákynthos (c. 11 500 pop), 91 km (57 miles) from Filiatrá (c. 7 000 pop).
There are an estimated 13,000 light quakes in the world each year. In the past 24 hours, there have been three, in the last 10 days seventy-three, in the past 30 days seventy-five and in the last 365 days ninety-one earthquakes of magnitude 3.0 or greater that have been detected nearby. Earthquakes 4.0 to 5.0 are often felt, but only causes minor damage.
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Were you asleep? Was it difficult to stand and/or walk? Leave a comment or report about shaking, activity and damage at your city, home and country. This information comes from the USGS Earthquake Notification Service. Read more about the earthquake, Seismometer information, Date-Time, Location, Distances, Parameters and details about this quake, recorded: 66 km SSW of Lithakia, Greece.
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